Duas That Helped Me As A Parent
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9) Dua for artriculation
رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى . وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى . وَٱحْلُلْ...
How Muslims should React to an Earthquake
How should a Muslim react in the face of natural disasters and how to talk to kids about them. (music-free animated video embedded for explanation along with free printables on survival strategies - emergency plan).
List of Aayaat from the Quran that Helped Me as a Parent
1) Validation from Allah of all the hardships as a mother
"And We have enjoined upon man for his parents. His mother carried him,...
How to Help Kids Love Allah & Islam (without forcing it on them)
List of resources and steps to help you nurture love of Allah and Islam in young hearts in shaa Allah - without having to force it on them - using their natural disposition in your favor instead of using harsh discipline.
Stories of Women of Jannah as Mothers
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Every time I shifted in my sleep because of reflux during pregnancy and saw my husband sleeping fast...
A Hadith That Changed My Life After Parenthood
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List of Ahadith that Really Helped Me as a Parent
Ahadith That Feel Like a Bandaid in Motherhood
Narrated `Ali رضي الله عنه:...
Tears – NOT a Sign of Weakness
Shedding tears isn't just a "woman" thing. It's a beautiful sunnah.
How to Raise Young Worshippers (who hope to be under the shade of Allah)
Following are some ways to raise Muslim kids through provision of Islamic environment and resources (like MY SALAH MAT) to make their path towards Allah easy and not forced. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Seven (people) will be shaded by Allah by His Shade on the Day of Resurrection when there will be no shade except His Shade. (They will be), a just ruler, a young man who has been brought up in the worship of Allah, a man who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears, a man whose heart is attached to mosques (offers his compulsory congregational prayers in the mosque), two men who love each other for Allah's Sake, a man who is called by a charming lady of noble birth to commit illegal sexual intercourse with her, and he says, 'I am afraid of Allah,' and (finally), a man who gives in charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given." [Bukhari]
Ways to Instill Love of Arabic in Kids
4 steps and a list of resources to help instill the love of Arabic in kids from a very young age - to help them learn and understand Qur'an better once they grow up in shaa Allah. More steps in the next part...
How to Help Kids Understand the Quran
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